Italians are unhappy

The New York Times tries to figure out why Italians are the unhappiest people in Europe. There's a reason my parents hightailed it out of Italy nearly 40 years ago, and evidently the country is still struggling with politics and economics. (via sicily guide)


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RumorsDaily | Tue, 12/18/2007 - 12:02pm

oh my god, that's the best thing i'd ever seen. too good to be true, alas: http://wonkette.com/politics/silvio-berlusconi/silvio-berlusconi-did-not...

flea | Tue, 12/18/2007 - 9:11pm

Oh man, it's not real!? Damn. Keith Olbermann used to show it on his show fairly frequently, I assumed it was real. I hate when the internet ruins a perfectly good misperception.

RumorsDaily | Tue, 12/18/2007 - 9:31pm

or when 'journalists' create one....

olbermann should change his name to an anagram to reflect his seriousness as an anchor: Tinkle Hornbeam.

flea | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 12:46pm

you and your damn anagrams...

Jesse | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 1:29pm

my favorite anagram is jeremy's iron

Los Angeles Anthony | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 1:49pm

I'm Blank Intensifier!

Or Bannister Finlike.

Todd | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 2:41pm

Jonathan Yam, reporting for duty. Todd, eh? Will the names never stop, Finlike?

Jon May | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 2:56pm

Mine is SO self-aggrandizing:

Learned Owl.

(second cousin to Learned Hand)

flea | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 3:08pm

You can call me Throb Annoyance

Los Angeles Anthony | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 3:18pm

Amber Raccoon, I am. Or Macabre Croon, your call.

Cobra Romance
A Broom Cancer
A Corncob Ream

are also acceptable.

crazymonk | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 3:22pm

void serj ressens

jed's roven sisser

joins red's verses

serves jon's dries

I'm pretty sure my parents did that on purpose.

Jesse | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 3:57pm

My name shifts with my mood.

Todd | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 5:37pm

agreed.

poopy, beleaguered & overworked | Wed, 12/19/2007 - 5:42pm